Bumper

Abstract

A bumper, which comprises a bumper crossmember having an outer shell and having at least one sensor holder arranged therein, and an outer cladding shell. The at least one sensor holder is implemented as an impressed pocket originating from the front-side termination of the outer shell and having an upper wall, a lower wall and a base connecting the two walls. On the side of the outer cladding shell pointing toward the bumper crossmember, in the region of a sensor holder, the outer cladding shell carries at least one sensor engaging in the sensor holder.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A bumper comprising:
 a bumper crossmember and an outer cladding shell, the bumper crossmember having an outer shell and at least one sensor holder arranged therein; 
 wherein the at least one sensor holder is implemented as an impressed pocket originating from a front-side termination of the outer shell, the at least one sensor holder having an upper wall, a lower wall, a base connecting the upper and lower walls, a right-hand side wall and a left-hand side wall; and 
 the outer cladding shell carries at least one sensor engaging in the at least one sensor holder on a side of the outer cladding shell facing the bumper crossmember. 
 
     
     
       2. The bumper of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor engages in the sensor holder without contacting the sensor holder. 
     
     
       3. The bumper of  claim 2 , wherein the depth of the sensor holder is designed such that the sensor accommodated therein engages in the sensor holder with at least 40% of the sensor's extension in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle. 
     
     
       4. The bumper of  claim 3 , wherein the sensor accommodated in the sensor holder engages in the sensor holder with 60%-80% of the sensor's extension in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. 
     
     
       5. The bumper of  claim 1 , wherein the depth of the sensor holder is designed such that the sensor accommodated therein engages in the sensor holder with at least 40% of the sensor's extension in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle. 
     
     
       6. The bumper of  claim 5 , wherein the sensor accommodated in the sensor holder engages in the sensor holder with 60%-80% of the sensor's extension in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. 
     
     
       7. The bumper of  claim 1 , wherein the outer shell of the bumper crossmember is a first shell, and the bumper crossmember has a second shell provided as an inner shell, wherein the outer shell and the inner shell are connected to one another to form a hollow chamber profile. 
     
     
       8. The bumper of  claim 7 , wherein the outer and inner shells each have an upper and a lower connection flange which are placed in a flat arrangement to join the outer and inner shells together at said upper and lower connection flanges. 
     
     
       9. The bumper of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor holder is integrated into a bead formed along the longitudinal extension of the outer shell, which bead extends in the direction of a vehicle or a second inner shell of the bumper crossmember. 
     
     
       10. The bumper of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one sensor holder has a greater height than the bead. 
     
     
       11. The bumper of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one sensor holder has a greater depth than the bead. 
     
     
       12. The bumper of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one sensor holder has a greater depth than the bead. 
     
     
       13. The bumper of  claim 1 , wherein the bumper crossmember has multiple sensor holders designed as pockets arranged spaced apart from each other. 
     
     
       14. The bumper of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor carried by the outer cladding shell includes a close-range distance measurement sensor. 
     
     
       15. The bumper of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor has a connector port arranged in a radial direction in relation to a housing of the sensor for connection of a connection cable. 
     
     
       16. The bumper of  claim 1 , wherein the side walls and the upper and lower walls are angled towards each other, wherein the cross-sectional area of the sensor holder tapers towards the base of the sensor holder.